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Definition of domestic violence

All acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim.

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  • Country profile for Denmark

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Denmark. Main findings … of victims killed specifically by intimate partners or domestic perpetrators. Rape 92 % of victims of rape committed …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Greece

    … data collection exercise on intimate partner violence and domestic violence in Greece. Main findings Victims of domestic violence In 2022, 74 % of victims of domestic …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Event recordings

    … Policies   Primary Prevention to End Gender-based Violence   What can businesses do to promote gender equality. … gender equality   Equal Care: Gender Equality through Domestic and Home Care   Powering Tomorrow: Women Shaping …

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  • How you can help build a safer Europe for young women

    … Addressing violence against women at the Gender Equality Forum  Every … Union. Yet young women are at higher risk of gender-based violence, according to new research from Eurostat, the EU … of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.  “The Forum is our chance to come together …

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  • Irene Bilei

    … years of experience working with survivors of gender-based violence and board member of Lesbiche Bologna, an Italian … focuses on issues such as migration, trafficking, and domestic violence.  Since 2017, she has been involved in Linea Lesbica …

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  • The power of digital platforms in standing up for the safety of women and girls online

    … the role digital platforms must play in combatting cyber violence against women and girls. Dear colleagues, Thank you … for the 16 Days of Activism against  gender-based violence . As the Director of the EU’s only gender equality … of the EU Directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the ratification of the …

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  • Women are owed a life free from violence. What steps are you going to take?

    … On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Director Carlien Scheele gives an … the press briefing for the release of the EU gender-based violence survey data on 25 November 2024 at the Residence … of the EU Directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence as well as the ratification of the Istanbul …

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  • One in three women in the EU have experienced violence

    … A third of women in the EU have experienced violence at home, at work or in public. Young women report … of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including domestic and non-partner violence. It also reports on sexual … the rights of all victims of gender-based violence and domestic abuse no matter where it takes place. Quote from …

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  • Iliana Balabanova

    … in gender equality with specific focus on gender-based violence, incl. domestic violence, gender stereotypes, gender mainstreaming, … legislation for the prevention and protection against domestic violence in Bulgaria. Her influence spans from …

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  • Cristina Fabre Rosell

    … : She/her Cristina Fabre Rosell works as Gender-based Violence Team Leader at the European Institute for Gender … data collection on specific forms of gender-based violence and advancing the measurement and the conceptual … Cristina was Head of Unit of the Observatory against Domestic and Gender-based Violence, and member of the Equal …

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  • Maija Jokelainen

    … safe childhood for children around the world, eliminating domestic violence and securing safe and accessible integration and … with raising the amount of safe houses for victims of domestic violence and extorting sentences for sexual crimes …

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  • Georgie Bradley

    … in both journalism and crisis advocacy for victims of domestic and sexual violence, having spent her time living and working between …

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  • Eglė Puidokaitė

    … focuses on issues such as prostitution, trafficking, and domestic violence. Eglė has an extensive experience in communication …

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  • Ana Kuprava

    … gender equality rights and is concerned with the issues of domestic/women violence, ethnic minority rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. …

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  • Christal Kihm

    … conditions for precarious women workers such as cleaners, domestic workers or home carers. I have written, researched … campaigned on paid and unpaid care work, insecure work, violence against women, as well as ODA and feminist …

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  • Equinet Gender Equality Working Group meeting

    … EIGE’s Gender-based violence researcher, Monica Barbovschi, attends the Equinet … for gender equality, such as the recent EU Directive on Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, to be transposed by 14 June 2027. …

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  • Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence

    … the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin … on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210), known as the Istanbul … of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence, was adopted.  The Directive criminalises …

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  • Introduction

    … Rome in 1957 to the adoption of the directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence in 2024 [2] , these historic milestones … of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence (OJ L 2024/1385, 24.5.2024). …

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  • Working With Perpetrators Annual Conference

    … EIGE's Team Leader for gender-based violence, Cristina Fabre, joins the Working With Perpetuators … The WWP network celebrates a decade of work on ending domestic violence. The conference aims to reflect on the evolution of …

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  • 24th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology

    … EIGE's Team Leader Gender-Based Violence, Cristina Fabre, attends the 24th annual conference … of Criminology, bringing knowledge and expertise on domestic violence and violence against women. The conference tackles …

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